Errors, near misses and adverse events in the emergency department: What can patients tell us?

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 421-427

  Friedman, Steven M ^a   Provan, David ^a   Moore, Shannon ^a   Hanneman, Kate ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Emergency; Errors; Near miss; Patient; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT SAFETY; THERAPY DELAY;

EID: 54849410647     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: 14818035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1481803500010484     Document Type: Article

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